America’s political turmoil, by turns colorful, hilarious and dispiriting, contrasts sharply with China’s disciplined march ...
I have long advocated the transformative power of reading for pleasure, education, work, to expand the mind and illuminate ...
We’re as much the products of the books we read as we are of the times we live in. The 20 books in the list below certainly ...
Michael Livingston’s “Bloody Crowns” brings fresh clarity to the Hundred Years War, revealing it as a high-stakes political ...
As the only president elected to four terms and who saw the country through two of its greatest cataclysms — the Great ...
Across the Western Slope, locals and visitors flock to local bookstores in search of that perfect book. Whether it’s a ...
In this prodigiously researched epic, Torigian details the life of Xi Zhongxun—the father of China’s current leader, Xi Jinping—to explain the history of the Chinese Communist Party. Along the way, ...
Jack Wallace, UVA’s 18th recipient of the scholarship, says critical thinking and literacy are antidotes for mistrust ...
A recent spate of books highlights the presence of a new category, one well suited to our time: the grievance memoir.
Clear-eyed works of history and analysis—and a moving memoir of captivity—offered insights that transcended headlines.
N. Jack “Dusty” Kleiss was awarded the Navy Cross for his exploits during that battle. His life becomes real in the book, ...
The star of Eyes Wide Shut and The Mummy reportedly has lines he won't cross, even if it means he doesn't get to shoot a movie in space.